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ON THE 



Western Maryland Railroad. 




Copyright, i88S, 

BY THE 

Western Maryland Railroad Company. 



[Extracts from Mr. Penrose's Note Book.] 



If, as I take it, a home is a place to live in, it should, above all things, be healthfully located. 
Look out, then, for two things — elevation and pure water. 



Elevations en route' Western Maryland R. R. : Arlington, 432 feet ; Reisterstown (Glyndon), 660 
feet ; Westminster, 726 feet ; Linwood, 410 feet ; Monterey, 1400 feet ; Hanover, 607 feet. 



The trustees of leading public institutions have evidently investigated the sanitary features of this 
region, for here on the Western Maryland are located Mt. Hope Retreat, Thomas Wilson Sanitarium 
and McDonogh Farm School. 



Fruit belt on west slope of Blue Ridge wonderfully productive. Bearing term of peach trees thirty 
years or more. Farms pay for themselves in one year. Only three hours from Baltimore markets. 



Frederick and Carroll counties — a fine grazing country ; fine sites for dairy farms. Good wheat 
lands for half the price of Pennsylvania lands. 



Lumljer much cheaper here, near the mountains. 



Land in Hagerstown near the railroad offered free, for manufacturing purposes. 



Town lots at Williamsport, excellently located, from $25 to $600. 



Among the advantages for manufacturers along the Western Maryland R. R., I note : i — Abundant 
water power. 2— Good mail facilities. 3 — Proximity to the Baltimore markets. 4— Same through 
rates to points south and west that apply to Baltimore. 5 — These much less than Philadelphia or 
New York rates. 6— Cheap living, cheap fuel, cheap labor. 



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NTRODUCTION. 



In editing and publishing the following letters, correspondence and mem- 
oranda of Mr. A. P. Penrose, the Western Maryland R. H. has aimed to jDut 
in clear and readal)le shape such facts as would especially interest real estate 
investors, or those looking for sites for manufactories or country homes. The 
careful observations of a thoroughly practical man carry with them more 
weight than any set description can, and these observations are supplemented 
by building plans, lists of property owners, property and approximated prices 
of same, together with special rates and inducements offered by the Company 
to settlers along the Western Maryland line of road. 

As the various "wild cat" speculations of the day show themselves in 
their true colors, wise and conservative investors turn more and more to real 
estate as the surest equivalent for hard cash. Banks break, "trusts" are not 
to be trusted, stocks " vanish in thin air and leave not a rack behind," but 
real estate in a healthful, beautiful locality, on a progressive and prosperous 
line of road, is as sure as anything in this world of ours can be. This book 
puts the facts and figures simply and clearly, and brings those who wish to 
buy and those who wish to sell into easy com^munication. 

In a book entitled "Jaunts," which may properly be called the companion 
work of this, may be found a sketch of each station along the entire line of 
the Western Maryland R. R. and its branches, in regular order ; and so con- 
cise, convenient and systematic is the arrangement, that the reader can, in less 
than three minutes, put himself in possession of all the principal matters of 
information concerning any part of the line. This book may be had at the 
office of the General Passenger Agent, and will be found an invaluable assistant 
to the person who is in earnest in his purpose to do the best possible thhig 
for himself in securing a pleasant rural home, or an advantageous locality for 
farm or factory. 




DESIGN No. 430. 



BY THE CO-OPEBATIVE BUILDING PLAN ASSOCIATION, ARCHITECTS. 




First Floor Plan. 



Size of Structure — Front, 20 ft.; Side, 
44 ft. 

Accommodations — Six rooms, also 
porch, hall, pantry, closets and 
cellar. » 

Height of Stories — Cellar, 6 ft., 6 in.; 
First Story, 8 ft., 6 in.; Second 
Story, 8 ft. 

Materials — Foundation, stone and 
brick ; First Stor}', shingles ; Sec- 
ond Story, shingles ; Gables, 
shingles ; Roof, shingles. 

Special Fe.vfures — Can be built on a 
25-foot lot, leaving space for a 
passage to the rear. The shingled 
porch, with its flower shelves, 
makes an attractive entrance. 
Open fire-place in the parlor. 
Flue for a stove in the dining- 
room. 




Second Floor Plan. 



The Cos'i" about $1,500. Further information concerning this design may be obtained free, by 
applying to the Co-operative Building Plan Association, Architects, 63 Broadway, N. Y. 



i^Ejy^i^s 



DESCRIPTIVE OF AVAILABLE BUILDING SITES ALONG THE LINE OF THE 
WESTERN MARi'LAND RAILROAD. 



Blue Mountain, Md., July 15th, 1888. 
-, Esq. 



Dear Sir : — I have made the complete tour of the Western Maryland 
E. K., main line and branches, since you saw me off from Hillen Station four 
days ago, and am now returned to this charming spot — my original destination 
— to enjoy to the full my season of summer vacation. '' The complete tour ! " 
I hear you repeat in wonder. Yes; you see, by the time I had reached my 
purposed stopping place among the mountains, the trip had awakened to prac- 
tical intent an idea that has for some time been lazily dreaming in my brain, 
of selecting 

A site for a country HOME. 

This has induced me to explore the main line to its extreme point at 
Williamsport, Md., and the branches beside that run up into Pennsylvania. It 
was soon accomplished, but never, I think, was so much to charm the eye and 
please the fancy crowded into so short a time and space. For the continuous 
panorama of exquisite scenery it presents to view in a marvelously brief time, 
the Western Marjdand is certainly the peer of any road over which I have 
traveled — and you know I am no stay-at-home. Bear in mind that the point 
I was bound for, the Blue Kidge Summit, is less than three hours' distance 
from Baltimore, the shortest by any road. Not only is this the nearest route 
to the mountains for Baltimore but for Philadelphia as well, which, by way 
of Baltimore, is only 167 miles, whereas, in his own State, to reach the nearest 
point in the Alleghanies, Cresson Springs, the Philadelphian must make a run 
of 200 miles and more. And let me assure you that an extra hour on train- 
board, in a hot and dusty season, especially if through a flat country, counts 




First Floor Plan. 



Second Floor Plan. 



DESIGN No. 514. 



BV THE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING PLAN ASSOCIATION, ARCHITECTS. 



Size of Structure — Front, 34 ft.; Side, 23 ft., 6 in. 

Accommodations — Six rooms, porch, veranda, closets, cellar. 

Height of Stories — Cellar, 6 ft.; First Story, 9 ft.; Second Story, 8 ft. 

M.VTEKiALs — Foundation, stone wall; First Story, pine siding; Roof and Gables, shingles. 

The Cost about $1,500. Further information concerning this design may be obtained free, by 
applying to the Co-operative Building Plan Association, Architects, 63 Broadway, N. Y_ 



for something in discomfort. I enjoyed, however, in the case of my present 
journey, a perfect immunity from such possible annoyance, and almost from the 
beginning was able to inflate my lungs with the 

PURE UPPER AIR, 

for the face of the country begins to rise with the setting out of the train, 
one may say, and continues steadily up, up, up, till we reach the mountain top. 
As a consequence of the fine elevation, I take it that there is not a point on 
this line whose general healthfulness is not assured, and that people who 
claim to know, tell the plain truth when they say that 

NO MALARIAL DISORDERS 

have a rag of a chance to distil their poison anywhere within earshot of its 
train whistle. 

Thus, at Arlington, only seven miles from the city, we attain an altitude 
of 432 feet, after passing through a lovely country, abounding in thriving farms 
arid pretty homes. People may here enjoy a healthful and beautiful home, as 
accessible to the centre of Baltimore as if it were upon the city boundaries. 
Many have already availed themselves of this double advantage, quite a number 
of handsome new cottages having been erected here, and also at Oakland, a 
little way farther back. A ride on train-board of little more than fifteen 
minutes, lands the city business man at a rural home in either of these villages 
— less time than it would take him to ride in the horse cars from his store 
or ofiice to a town residence of two or more miles' distance. 

Just here, a propos, for your fuller enlightenment on a matter which you, 
I know, like myself, have had under advisement, I insert, between my own 
pages, a letter received to-day from a friend with whom I have recently dis- 
cussed the subject, who has also been exploring, and quite minutely, in the 
locality he mentions. 

Arlington, Md., July 14th, 1888. 
• , Esq. 



My Dear Sir: — Doubtless you are surprised to learn that I am still 
" lingering, loth to leave " this beautiful country, and conclude that I have 
become infatuated with the hills and dales, mountains and meadows of "Mary- 
land, my Maryland." But I write now not of charming scenery but of strictly 
Ijusiness matters. I stepped off an early train from Baltimore this morning, 
and, incog and untrammeled, have devoted a day very pleasantly and, I think, 
very profitably, to a careful survey of the ground. 




DESIGN No 434. 



BT THE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING PLAN ASSOCIATION, ARCHITECTS. 




First Floor Plan. 



sj Size of Structure — Front, f 
27 ft., 6 in. ; Side, 
30 ft., 6 in. 

Accommodations — Seven 
rooms, hall, cellar, 
closets, etc. 

Height of Stories — Cellar, 
6 ft., 6 in. ; First 
Story, g ft. ; Second | 
Story, 8 ft. 

Material s — Foundation, 
stone ; First Story, 
clap-boards; Second! K°oji^ 

Stor}', shingles ; Ga- 
bles, shingles ; Roof, ' ' 
shingles. Second Floor Plan. 




The Cost about $2,000. Further information concerning this design may be obtained free, by 
applying to the Co-operative Building Plan Association, Architects, 63 Broadway, N. Y. 



The first thing that impresses me is that it takes only seventeen minutes 
to run from Union Station td this point — less time than is required to go from 
the centre of the city to many of the popular and fashionable residence sec- 
tions of the town by the tedious horse-car lines. Just think of it; before you 
could reach some portions of Eutaw Place, or Franklin Square, or Lafayette 
Square from the business parts of the city, you could board a train at Union 
Station and climb right up, through green fields and over babbling brooks, 
past pleasing landscapes and pretty cottages, to Arhngton, 432 feet above tide 
water. Can you realize it ? Let me make a comparison. The high-service 
reservoir in Druid Hill Park, only one mile from Arlington, that supplies 
water to the most elevated portions of the city, is so far below this, that could 
you jump from this elevation directly into the water you would have per- 
formed an exploit greater than that of the man who jumped from the Brooklyn 
bridge. Again: if you could look down on Washington's monument from this 
elevation, you would be as far above the statue of Washington on its summit 
as the bronze lion (that has been waiting so patiently for him to '' come 
down" and be eaten) is beneath him. 

Arlington is situated on a ridge, or rather an elevated plateau, about 
equidistant from Grwynn's Falls on the south and the historic Jones on the 
north, while through the centre runs the Western Maryland, being at this 
point about two miles from either water-course. Geologists have found this 
area an interesting field for study, xi member of the Johns Hopkins has 
lately contributed a valuable paper on the '' trap," or, more familiarly, " nigger- 
head " rocks of this section. They are said to be of igneous origin, hence 
much older than the surrounding gneiss that occupies all this portion of the 
State. But don't get impatient ; I do not mean to give you a lecture on 
rocks, except to refer to their value ibr building and paving. 

The new city line crosses the railroad about 100 yards below Arlington 
station and forms the southwest corner near this point. The country around 
is being rapidly built up, as the people think, but this is nothing to the boom 
I predict for this place and several miles beyond as soon as its advantages for 
residences are better known. A gentleman here, who has several cottages 
rented out, told me that he seldom had to advertise them, as they were applied 
for as soon as they were vacant; and it was his opinion that a thousand cot- 
tages distributed along the road as far as Pikes viile could be rented as soon 
as finished. 




DESIGN No. 203. 

BY THE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING PLAJl ASSOCIATIOK, ABCHITECTS. 

Size of Structure — Front, 24 ft., 
6 in.; Side, 35 ft., inclusive 
of veranda. 

AccuMMODATiONS — Seven rooms, 
also veranda, hall, closets, 
pantr)' and bath. 

Height of Stories — Cellar, 6 ft., 
6 in. ; First Story, g ft. ; 
Second Stor}', 8 ft., 3 in. ; 
Third Story, open attic. Second Floor Plan. 

Materials — Foundation, stone ; First Stor}', clap-boards ; Second 
Story, shingles ; Gables, paneled ; Roof, shingled. 

Special Features — A cellar under the whole house, with access 
to it from the kitchen. A stairway to the attic is pro- 
vided, where two good rooms can be finished if desired. Wide openings between 
the hall, parlor and dining room make these apartments very attractive and roomy. 
The central and corner windows of the dining room give a beautiful bay-window effect 
to that apartment. 

The Cost about $2,500. Further information concerning this design may be obtained free, by 
applying to the Co-operative Building Plan Association, Architects, 63 Broadway, N. Y. 





First Floor Pian. 



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Land can be had here in lots ot an acre or less for $50U to $2000 per 
acre; and in tracts of 50 to 100 or more acres for $250 to $1000 per acre. 
There is a big speculation here for somebody in buying a large tract of land 
at a low figure, laying oflf a village, and selling it out in lots at a large profit. 
I have visited the principal cities in the Union, but nowhere have I seen land 
so advantageously situated — so near and so accessible to a large city, so salu- 
brious, and purchasable at so low a rate. 

The Arlington Savings and Loan Association, an excellent institution doing- 
business here, enables men of limited means to become owners of comfortable 
and pretty homes that otherwise they could never have possessed. Let me 
give an illustration : A man who pays twenty-five dollars per month for a 
city house comes out to Arlington and selects a desirable half acre or more, 
valued at $600, on which he erects one of the beautiful cottages designed by 
Shoppel, costing $2000. For this he lays out $9.10 cash, and borrows the 
balance of $16.90 from the building association, for which he pays in principal 
and interest just about twenty dollars per month, five dollars less than his rent 
in the city. This amount constantly decreases until, at the expiration of ten 
years (at which time his house will be paid for), he will be paying only about 
thirteen dollars per month. Meanwhile, besides the comfort of living under 
"his own vine and fig tree," with the additional health and happiness secured 
by a trifling outlay and an amount of labor that is but a pleasant diversion, 
his home could be transformed into a paradise of roses, grape vines and fruit 
trees, with all those little settings that make a home worth having. Li addi- 
tion to all this, the Western Maryland R. E., after helping to move all his 
building material, gives him a free ride over the road to and from the city 
one year for every $1000 expended in improvements. 

Many of the substantial business men of Baltimore have recognized the 
claims of this section as a place of residence, and their neat and elegant homes 
may be seen on every hand. I tell you, my dear sir, there is a great future 
for the section of country lying along the Western Maryland R. R. from Bal- 
timore many miles out, and I prophesy that the boom will start at oi' near 
the city limits, and the county I have visited to-day will be the first to feel it. 

Can't Ave seize this opportunity, and by feebly assisting the movement, 
abundantly share in the benefits ? Look at the question too, on its philan- 
thropic side. (We like to be benevolent when we can make something by it, 
you know.) What a boon to suffering humanity to develop this county, and 

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DESIGN No. 516. 



BY THE CC-OPERATrVE BUILDING PLAN ASSOCIATION, ABOHITECTS. 




First Floor Plan. 



Size of Structure — Front, 22 ft.; 
Side, 37 ft., 6 in. 

Accommodations — Seven rooms, 
porch, hall, pantry, closets 
and cellar. 

Height of Stories — Cellar, 7 ft.; 
First Stof}', 9 ft.; Second 
Story, 8 ft., 4 in.; Attic, 
10 ft. in centre. 

M.\terials — Foundation, stone 
and brick walls; First 
Story, clap-boards ; Second 
Story, shingles ; Roof, 
shingles. 

Tin; Cost about $2,500. Further 
information concerning this 
design may be obtained 
free, by applying to the Co- 
operative Building Plan 
Association, Architects, 63 
Broadway, New York. 




Second Floor Plan. 



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give fathers and mothers and children a chance to escape the stuffy air, hot 
brick walls and pestilential emanations inseparable from crowded city life, to 
touch again the bosom of Mother Earth, and be rejuvenated and regenerated, 
without materially increasing the cost of living. 

Very truly yours, 

H. H. Dale. 



You see that my friend's letter makes reference to the very liberal induce- 
ments offered by the Western Maryland Company to persons minded to settle 
anywhere on its line between Oakland, six miles from Baltimore, and Finks- 
burgh, twenty-four miles ; or, Ijetween Oakland and Greenniount, thirty-one 
miles, on the Baltimore & Harrisburg Division. 

Such new settlers are given "a rebate of one-half the usual tariff' rates 
on building materials used in new dwellings erected within one-half mile of 
any station between and including above points," and "a free pass between 
their station and Baltimore for one year lor each $1000 expended in a new 
dwelling, up to $5000." (See page 37 tor Inducements offered New Settlers.) 
So just make known to the Company your purpose to build a cottage costing, 
say $5000, comply with its regulations, and on its completion you will be 
entitled to a five years' 

FREE RIDE 

over the road between your home and Baltimore, beside a discount of one-half 
the cost of conveyance of building material. Do you want anything handsomer 
than that, my dear fellow ? You can get commutation tickets through any 
ticket agent, and school tickets for the use of your children going to school. 
Well, I have made this letter as full, and perhaps fuller, than you will 
have patience to read, so will bring it to an end, lest I bore you beyond the 
verge of your forbearance. 

Yours cordially, 

A. P. Penrose. 



PiMLico, Md., July 17th, 1888. 

, Esq. 

You are kind enough to say, my dear fellow, that these rough and ready 
jottings of mine will be of use to you, so I continue them without further 
excuse. 

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First Floor Plan. 



Second Floor Plan. 



DESIGN No. 438, 



BTf THE CO-OPERATIVE BUHDING PLAN ASSOCIATION, ARCHITECTS. 

Size op Structure — Front, 38 ft.; Side, including front veranda, 33 ft. 

Accommodations — Twelve rooms, also veranda, balcony, closets, etc. 

Height of Stories — Cellar, 6 ft., 8 in.; First Story, 9 ft.; Second Story, 8 ft., 8 in. 

Materials — Foundation, stone wall and brick piers ; First Story, clap-boards ; Second story, shingles ; Gables, shingles ; 

Roof, shingles. 
Special Features — Designed for erection in the Chautauqua Assembly Grounds, New York, near a hotel which is relied 

upon to supply meals. A small kitchen is provided as a resource in case of necessity. Nine bedrooms on the first 

and second floors ; three more can be finished in the attic. Cellar under the parlor, enclosed with stone walls ; 

remainder of the house is set on brick piers. 
The Cost about 53,000. Further information concerning this design may be obtained free, by applying, to the Co-operative 

Building Plan Association, Architects, 63 Broadway, New York. 

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From ArlingtoD a branch road of a mile runs directly to Pimlico, where 
are held in their seasons the fairs of the Maryland Agricultural Society and 
the races of the Jockey Club. Anybody from a distance, as New York, or the 
East, may attend them without the least danger of a wet coat in case of rain, 
for he can, on arriving in Baltimore, step into a Western Maryland R. R. train 
under cover of Union station, and be set down at the grounds. Then, if he 
pleases, he can resume his journey on the same road and sojourn in the Blue 
Ridge, or make connections with other lines that will take him into southern 
or northeastern Pennsylvania, or southwesterly through the Shenandoah Valley, 
into the very heart of the South. 

Indeed, no one can choose a more pleasant road over which to travel, if 
convenience, comfort and health be an object, to say nothing of the quest of 
beauty. From this point on to the grand climax of the mountains, scenery 
the most varied and lovely enchants the soul not too dull or dead to care for 
God's fair creation. A mile or two beyond the fine plateau occupied by the 
handsome grounds and buildings of Mt. Hope P\.etreat, brings us successively 
to the pleasant villages of Howard ville and Pikesville, the well chosen location 
of som.e most elegant residences. 

Toward Pikesville especially I felt a strong inclination, so bright, fresh 
and breezy in its surroundings, and then — only eleven miles from Baltimore. 
But how fast we fly in comparison with the speed of even a score of years 
ago ! While I am still pondering, and holding the charms of Pikesville in my 
mind's eye, we overtake and leave in our rear, one after the other, 

MT. WILSON AND MoDONOGH, 

the respective localities of two excellent charitable institutions, each named 
from its founder — the Thomas Wilson Sanitarium for the sick children of the 
poor, and the McDonogh Farm School for the education of poor boys. The 
site of the former was chosen by its trustees for its fine elevation, salubrious 
air, and abundant pure waters, after the examination and rejection of some 
200 other sites proposed. The clear, bright stream of Gwynn's Falls flows 
through both places, a refreshing object to meet the eye, as the sun glances 
and dances over its surface. 

At Green Spring Junction, fourteen miles from the city, the Western 
Maryland R. R. joins the Green Spring branch of the N. C. R. R., where mutual 
accommodations are interchanged in freight transfer. As we fly along, village 
follows village in quick succession, dotting the road on either side, environed 




DESIGN No. 478. 



BY THE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING TLiN ASSOCIATION, ARCHITECTS. 




Fi's* Floor P.'an. 



Size of Structure — Front, 23 ft., 
6 in.; Width over all, 42 ft.; 
Side not including rear veranda, 
33 ft., 6 in. 

j Accommodations — Eight rooms, 
porch, rear veranda and bal- 
cony, cellar, closets, etc. 

Height of Stories (measured in 
the clear) — Cellar, 6 ft., 6 in.; 
First Story, g ft. ; Second Story, 
8 ft. 



opeo Balcooi^ 




Second Floor Plan. 



Mai 



The 



ERiAi.s — Foundation, 12-inch brick wall ; First Story, clap-boards ; Second Stor}', shingles ; 
Roof, shingles. 

Cost about $3,000. Further information concerning this design may be obtained free, by 
applying to the Co-operative Building Plan Association, Architects, 63 Broadway, N. Y. 

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by fertile farms and dairy lands, whose products find a ready market at 
Baltimore and other places. Such a one is Owings' Mills, whose thrift is 
directed not alone to agriculture, and whose milling industries are carried 
forward bv the busy bustling waters of Gwynn's Falls, as it courses on its 
rapid way through the village. Indeed, at close intervals all along this road 
I noted an abundance of 

WATER-POWER, 

not all of which has yet been utilized, as it may be, for purposes of manu- 
lacture. 

Twenty miles from town and within a mile of the flourishing schools of 
St. George's Hall and Hannah More Academy, we come to Glyndon, a village 
of twenty years' growth, and still growing, a favorite resort of summer 
Ijoarders, and a place that has charms for those who want a pretty country 
home within three-fourths of an hour of the city. This village is the railroad 
station of Reisterstown, half a mile away, on the Hanover and Westminster 
turnpike. Just beyond lies the spot where the Methodists of Baltimore hold 
their yearly camp-meetings, Emory Grove. 

Here, having reached the junction point of the main line with the Balti- 
more & Harrisburg Division, I pause to give you and myself breathing time, 
and will explore the Division in another epistle. 

Adieu till then, my friend. 

A. P. Penrose. 



Manchester, Md., July 20th, 1888. 

, Esq. 

Prompt as the tax-bill, my dear friend, behold my manuscript again, hop- 
ing, however, that you may not greet it with as wry a face as we sometimes 
wear on receipt of that irrepressible public document. 

From Emory Grove the Baltimore & Harrisburg Division runs north and 
west, a distance of fifty-nine miles, to its terminus at Orrtana, Pennsylvania, 
just eight miles beyond Gettysburg. For some twelve miles from junction 
[loint it passes through a pleasant and fertile region, whose products of the 
farm and dairy find a shipping place at the charming little village stations 
that follow the road at intervals of not much more than a mile. The last of 
these, Greenmount, is the limit on the Division, fixed by the Western Maryland 

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First Floor Plan. 



Second Floor Plan. 



DESIGN No. 484. 

BY THE CO-OPEnATIVE BUILDING PLAN ASSOCIATION, AECHITECXS. 

Size of Structure— Front, 36 ft. Side, 36 ft. 

Accommodations — Ten large rooms, also porch, balcony, pantries, closets, bath and cellar. 

Height of Stories — Cellar, 7 ft.; First Story, g ft., 6 in.; Second Story, 8 ft.; Attic, 8 ft. 

M.\TERiAi,s — Foundation, stone walls ; First Story, chip-boarded ; Second Story, shingled ; 
Roof, slate. 

The Cost about $3,900. Further information concerning this design may be obtained free, by 
applying to the Co-operative Building Plan Association, Architects, 63 Broadway, N. Y. 



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Company in its provisions relating to settlers along its lines. Greenmount 
is connected; by a turnpike of two miles' length, with the considerable town 
of Manchester, which has a population of little less than a thousand, and 
paved and lighted streets. 

Manchester stands at an elevation of 900 feet, and affords a beautiful 
landscape, for miles around, of hills, valleys, and distant mountains. With the 

BRACING AIES 

and pure waters which its fine elevation secures, the salubrity of this town 
cannot be questioned, and I do not wonder that Baltimoreans have made it 
popular as a summer resort. It is not far from the pleasant picnic grounds 
of Maple Grove, which attracts excursion parties to take their pleasure in a 
spot so agreeable to every sense. A mile farther we find Millers, whose 
pleasant and healthful location makes it, too, a favorite rural resort. A large 
paper mill in the neighborhood brings its products to Millers for shipment. 
There are numerous paper mills on Gunpowder Falls which resort, for a like 
purpose, to Alesia, a small but thrifty village two miles beyond Millers. 

"Well, three miles farther, about thirty-nine from Baltimore, and we are 
upon the border line of two States at Lineboro, the seat of many industries, 
and surrounded by one of the richest of farming regions. The next station, 
Intersection, finds us fairly crossed into Pennsylvania. Here the Division is 
joined by the Bachman Valley E. K., which runs six miles through a country 
rich in 

IRON, 

and terminates at Ebb vale. As we reach Summit, we find ourselves in a 
hilly region at the very top of the grade. This is the place of shipment for 
the railroad ties of the country around, and we are further reminded that we 
are now in an iron district by sight of an iron foundry at the next station, 
Glenville. 

Passing several little villages, prettily situated amid a rolling country, 
in which dairying is a prominent industry, we come to Valley Junction, where 
the Division unites with Hanover Junction Branch, running six miles to Han- 
over Junction on the N. C. E. E. From Valle}'- Junction, the Division, which 
has heretofore extended nearly due north for twenty-eight miles from Emory 
Grove, makes a bend westward, and seven miles farther, over a beautiful, 
undulating surface, dotted with pretty villages, brings us to the important 
citv of 






First Floor Plan. 



Second Floor Plan. 



DESIGN No. 462. 



BY THE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING PLAN ASSOCIATION, AKCHITECTS. 



Size of Structure — Front, including kitchen and parlor bay, 41 ft.; Side, not including verandas, 31 ft., 6 in. 

Accommodations — Eleven rooms, veranda, cellar, closets, bath, etc. 

Height of Stories— Cellar, 6 ft., 6 in.; First Story, 9 ft., 6 in.; Second Story, 8 ft., 6 in. 

Materials -Foundation, stone walls; First Story, clap-boards; Second Story, shingles r Gables, shingles; Roof of 
house, slate ; of verandas, shingles. 

Special Features— A compact arrangement of rooms. All the rooms of the first floor communicate. Direct access to 
the front hall from the kitchen without passing through a living room. Heater pipes and registers are provided 
in all the rooms. The atlic is plastered and finished in one large play-room for children ; three or four bedrooms 
can be made instead, if preferred. Cellar under the whole house. 

The Cost about 85.000. Further information concerning this design may be obtained free, by applying to the Co- 
operative Building Plan Association, Architects, 63 Broadway, New York. 



HANOVER, 

■with its 4000 inhabitants, mostly people well-to-do, as the phrase goes. It is a 
veteran town of a hundred and fifty years and has its historic memories, 
having been the scene of a skirmish between the Union and Confederate 
forces two days prior to the battle of Gettysburg. It has an elevation of 600 
feet, presents a neat appearance with its brick sidewalks and well-built houses, 
has all the appurtenances of a well-regulated city, and is the seat of large and 
varied industries. 

Tlirough several stations, chiefly important for lime shipments, we pass from 
Hanover to Berlin Junction, where this Division is met by the Berlin Branch 
E. R., which extends seven miles to East Berlin, its terminus, a prosperous and 
enterprising old town of 500 people, also passing on its way the fine, healthful 
town of Abbottstown. Through New Oxford, another of the many thrifty old 
towns of this line, over an elevated plain, and past Granite, the railroad station 
of Hunterstown, a short distance off the road, the pilgrim to historic shrines 
•arrives at 

GETTYSBUEG, 

forever memorable as the scene of one of the most decisive battles of the 
last war. It is nine miles north of the Maryland line, and stands upon a plain 
between two high ridges. The field of Gettysburg may be distinctly seen from 
a rift in the Blue Ridge Mountains at Monterey, two miles east of Pen-Mar, 
called, from that circumstance, Gettysburg Gap. 

From Gettysburg eight miles to the small village of Orrtana, and we are 
at the present terminus of the Baltimore & Harrisburg Division. The face 
of the country throughout this Division retains the characteristic of the main 
line — elevation, which is but another term for healthfulness, signifying, as it 
does, pure air and water, while the scenery has all the pleasing variety to be 
found in a region of hills and undulating surface, side by side with the not 
less agreeable picture of human thrift. 

Good bye, my friend. Now I face about again for the mountains of 
Maryland. Yours truly, 

A. P. Penrose. 

Mechanicsto^vn, Md., July 22d, 1888. 
, Esq. 



You find me, my dear sir, resuming my journey again on the main line 
at Emory Grove. Through a beautiful rolHng country diversified by hill 








First Floor Plan. 



DESIGN No. 520. 

BY THE CO-OPEKATIVE BUILDING PLAN ASSOCIATION, ARCHITECTS. 

Size of Structure — Front, 36 
ft., 6 in., extreme width; 
Side, 51 ft. 

Accommodation s — Eleven 
rooms, veranda, halls, cel- 
lar, bath, closets, etc. 

Height of Stories — Cellar, 6 ft. , 
6 in.; First Stor}^ 9 ft., 
6 in.; Second Story, 9 ft.; 
Third Story, S ft., 6 in. 

Materials — Foundation, brick 
and stone ; First Story, 
clap-boards ; Second Story, 
shingles ; Gables, shingles ; 
Roof, shingles. 




Second Floor Flan. 



The Cost about $5,000. Further information concerning this design may be obtained free, by 
applying to the Co-operative Building Plan Association, Architects, 63 Broadway, N. Y. 

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and dale, passing Glen Morris and Glen Falls, whose suggestive names do not 
promise more than the beauty of their surroundings fulfill, I reach Finks- 
burgh, a pleasant village on the Westminster turnpike, about a mile from the 
station, which, I bear in mind, is the limit of the Company's special favors to 
settlers on its main hne. From here we speed on, touching the little village 
of Patapsco, the meeting point of two branches of the river whose name it 
bears ; through the rich farm lands and pleasant hill slopes that surround 
the village of Carrollton ; past busy Tannery, where the famous Schlosser 
sole leather is made, till we hail the city of 

WESTMINSTER. 

A thriving place is this, within an hour's reach of Baltimore and half- 
way to the Blue E.idge, blessed, by its mountain proximity, with cool nights 
in the hottest weather, and, of course, no mosquitoes, for it is lifted 726 feet 
above tide. An inviting place this to pitch one's tent indefinitely. 

Between this town and the pretty summer resort of New Windsor and 
the salubrious little village of Linwood, is a tract containing large deposits of 
iron ore, which it might pay some enterprising capitalist to take in hand ; 
and some day such a one will come forward. At Union Bridge is more 
mineral wealth, quarries of variegated marble, said to be equal to the best 
Tennessee. Near here was born the sculptor Ehinehart, and it was this 
marble that was the occasion of giving the happy turn to his genius, as he 
worked with a stone-cutter near his home. 

At Frederick Junction this road unites with the Frederick Division of the 
Pennsylvania R. P., and five miles farther, at Rocky Ridge, junction is made 
with the Emmittsburg R. R., which thence runs north about seven miles to 
Emmittsburg. 

From Rocky Ridge we behold the Blue Ridge clearly outlined, no longer 
shadowed by their crown of soft blue haze, but revealed in all their stately 
grace, reared above the hills that are gathered like trusting children about 
their feet. How beautiful are these tree-fringed mountains ! lofty enough to 
carry the soul upward with the vision, out of the dust of commonplace things, 
yet near enough to Mother Earth to wear her colors and permit us the 
familiarities of kinship. The Blue Ridge is, I dare affirm, the loveliest of all 
the lovely Alleghany ranges. A trifle less lofty than the Alleghanies proper, 
what the mind loses in the sense of grandeur is gained in a humanizing 
delight in their 




DESIGN No. 504. 



BY THE CO-OPEBATIVE BUIUJING PLAN ASSOCIATION, AECHITECTS. 




First Floor Plan. 



Size of Structure — Front, 
including veranda, 
36 ft.; Side, 48 ft. 

Accommodation s — Ten 
rooms, veranda, bal- 
cony, halls, pantry, 
cellar, bath, closets, 
etc. 

Height of Stories — Cel- 
lar, 7 ft.; First Story, 
g ft., 6 in.; Second 
Story, 9 ft.; Attic, 
8 ft.' 

Materials — Foundation, 
stone and brick; 
First Stor)', clap- 
boarded ; Second 
Story, shingled ; 
Roof, slate. 




Second Floor Plan. 



The Cost about $5,500. Further information concerning this design may be obtained free, by 
applying to the Co-operative Building Plan Association, Architects, 63 Broadway, N. Y. 



BEAUTY, FRESHNESS, FREEDOM, 

and fraternization. One lias no sense of solitude, monotony or peril, as the 
bald and towering peaks of the great Rocky ranges impress us, but only of 
Nature herself in her fairest, kindliest, friendliest aspect, breathing upon ns 
her life-giving breath, inviting us to be healthy and happy. Like other 
children, I think I love my Mother Nature better when she is kind, tender 
and smiling, than when she is stern, forbidding and threatening. 

Mechanicstown, a place of 1000 population, is the junction point of 
Monocacy Valley R.R., which runs to Catoctin Furnaces. Nature here wears 
a charming face, and my eyes were arrested by the fine picture presented in 
the Falls of Hunting Creek, which come dashing over the rocks and down the 
mountain side, flowing through the town that shelters itself at the mountain's 
foot. Then raise your eyes from its restless activity and fix them upon the 
tall, immovable Chimney Rock, and you see Nature at a glance in two con- 
trasting shapes. When we reach Sabillasville we realize that we are indeed in 

A MOUNTAIN REGION, 

for here we cross South Mountain, and what a view opens before us ! But 
lest I be tempted to afflict you, my friend, with efibrts at description, I hurry 
on. Three miles more will bring us to the summit of the Blue Ridge at 
Monterey. But of this in another letter. 

Yours fraternally, 

A. P. Penrose. 



Monterey, Md., July 25th, 1888. 

, Esq. 

Here am I, sixty-nine miles from Baltimore, 1400 feet above sea level, on 
the summit of the Blue Ridge at Monterey. This is one of the chief summer 
resorts on the line, and here Monterey Hotel is located, on a cultivated 
plateau of 400 acres, one mile from where the railroad crosses the mountain 
summit. It is the descendant of an old log tavern that flourished over a 
hundred years ago, accommodating the health seekers of the sparse population 
of that day. The log tavern gave way to a frame boarding house, and this in 
turn to the present spacious structure, where 250 guests may be entertained, 
to whom, I warrant, this mountain air gives a keen appetite. The buildings 
are newly and thoroughly furnished, having baths, gas, bowling alley, and a 
detached play-room for children. 

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First Floor Plan. 



Second Floor Plan. 



Size of Structl'RE — Front, not including veranda, 38 ft., 6 in. ; Width over all, 67 ft. ; Side, including veranda, 59 ft. 
Accommodations — Seventeen rooms, also verandas, balconies, halls, pantries, closets and all modern improvements. 
Height of Stories (measured in the clear) — Cellar, 8 ft.; First Story, 10 ft., 6 in.; Second Story, 9 ft., 6 in.; Attic, 8 ft., 6 in. 
Materials — Foundation, brick walls; First Story, clap-boards; Second Story, shingles; Roof, shingles. 
Special Features — Cellar vi'ith cemented bottom under the whole house. Laundry, with a set of three tubs under 

the kitchen. Double sliding doors connect the principal rooms. The interior finish throughout is of pine or 

whitewood stained. Staircase is of hard wood. 

The Cost about $9,000. Further information concerning this design may be obtained free, by applying to the Co- 
operative Building Plan Association, Architects, 63 Broadway, New York. 



Among the distinguisliing features of this mountain region are the good 
roids and beautiful drives, which abound with every variety of scenery. 
Emmittsburg, Gettysburg, Antietam, Mont Alto and Doubling Gap are from 
nine to twenty miles distant on macadamized roads ; and there are innumer- 
able shorter drives on dirt roads, of two to six miles, among them drives to 
Mount Quirauk, High Kock, Blue Mountain House and other places. Points 
to the southwest, as Harper's Ferry, Luray and others, have been brought 
very near, in time, since the building of the Shenandoah Valley R. E,. between 
Hagerstown and Eoanoke, the junction with the Norfolk & Western R. R. 

The remarkable salubrity of the air, the entire exemption from malaria, 
and the 

PURITY OF THE WATERS 

from wells and natural springs, have been among the chief attractions of 
Monterev from the earliest settlement of the country, es[)ecially in lung and 
throat troubles and general debility. Children suffering from summer com- 
plaints seldom fail to be relieved when taken to the bracing mountain air 
of Monterey. Rocky Spring, Bubbling Spring and Gum Spring are within 
easv walking distance, and the mountain peaks of Lone Pine, Monterey and 
Wild Cat are within a few hundred yards of the hotel. Their summits are 
from 1600 to 2000 feet above tide level, and overlook the picturesque Cum- 
berland Valley as far as the eye can reach to the north and southwest; while 
to the east the battle-field of Gettysburg, only fourteen miles distant, is plainly 
spread out below, with the valley of the Monocacy stretching southward to 
the Potomac. 

As Monterey is situated on a plateau on the summit of the Blue Ridge 
Mountains, there are 

MAGNIFICENT VIEWS 

in every direction, and the conformation of the ground is such that from the 
neighboring mountain peaks there is always an air blowing. This fact led the 
hotel company to purchase the surrounding 300 acres of land, and have it 
divided into building lots by C. H. Latrobe, C. E., of Baltimore. These lots 
arc now for sale, and a mountain health-city is springing up here, as the 
advantages are unsurpassed, and express trains make the distance to Baltimore 
in only two and a quarter hours. 

Already, Francis T. King, Martin Hawley, Dr. James Carey Thomas, 
Captain Norwood and Dr. Elias C. Price, of Baltimore, and Captain Taylor 

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PlA.N of 

HIGH FIELD, 

Suiiimit Blue lliilge Mountuius. 
Immediatelv on Avenue coniieiting, 
BLUE RIDGE STATION, W.M.R. R. 

— WITH— 

MONTEREY SPRINGS. 

)o:0( 

14(10 feel above Tide-Water. Beautiful building 
sites within 5 to 10 n.inutes walk of station, 

Abundant supply of drinking water. 
Ini/iiire of Agent at Blue Ridge or Dr. I. N. 
Sinrehi, IVauneabnru, Pa., or adilreae General 
Passtnqer Agent W. J/. R. R. Baltimore, 3Id. 

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and Colonel Page, of Norfolk, have built beautiful cottages, and several others 
contemplate doing so at an early day. 

The advantages of these sites are that families can lodge in their cottages- 
and get their meals at the hotel; or they can keep house, and obtain regular 
supplies of meat, vegetables and fruit in the neighborhood from wagons which 
call dailv. The lots are laid off so that each one has a fine view, and the best 
of water and drainage. Reliable builders and contractors in Hagerstown and 
Waynesboro are prepared to erect cottages upon very reasonable terms. As 
the property is all in the hands of men of means and enterprise, there will no 
doubt soon be a mountain city at Monterey. 

Applications can be made to John Gurlett, President of Maryland White 
Lead Works, 37 Post Office Avenue, Baltimore. 

So, with the lungs invigorated by the bracing air of a high altitude, 
beyond the reach of malarious gases and foul odors, the digestion thereby 
quickened, and the body recuperated by sound sleep, such as they only can 
know who breathe an air like this, none but the incorrigible can help growing 
healthy, handsome and good-humored. It is this surely which accounts for 
the pro verbiah heal thfulness of mountain dwellers. 

■ A SUMMER HOME 

in such a spot would exactly meet the wants of a man like you, for example,, 
who must not leave his business for a protracted season, and can not afford to 
send his family to an expensive watering place or rural boarding house, while, 
he k'eeps a dismal bachelor's hall in the hot city. What rustication is equal 
to that enjoyed in the independence of one's own home ? 

Yours sincerely, 

A. P. Penrose. 



Edgemont, Md., July 26th, 1888. 
, Esq. 

Since my last greeting, my dear fellow, I have whirled through Pen-Mar 
and looked dovv-n upon a magnificent world, like an alien from another planet,, 
from the dizzy height of High Rock. As it is futile to attempt a description 
of the indescribable, I will say no more of these spots. 

Behold me, then, at Blue Mountain, at your service. Leading from here- 
to High Piock and Pen-Mar are fine carriage and foot roads, made and kept. 




DESIGN No. 499. 




BY THE COOPEIUVTIVE BUELDING PLAN ASSOCIATION, AECHITECTS. 

Size of Structure — Front, 
not including carriage 
porch, 42 ft.; Side, in- 
cluding front veranda, 
68 ft. 

Accommodations — Fourteen 
rooms, veranda, halls, 
pantries, closets, bath, 
etc. 

Height of Stories — Cellar, 
8 ft.; First Storj', 9 ft., 
6 in. ; Second Story, 
8 ft., 6 in.; Attic, 8 ft., 
6 in. 

Material s — Foundation, 
stone walls; First 
Story, clap-boarded ; 
Second Story, shingled; 
Gables, cemented in 
panels ; Roofs, slate, 
with terra cotta crest- 
ings and iinials. 



^7;i 




Second Floor Plan. 



First Floor Plan. 



Special Features— Cellar under the whole house. A billiard 
room, 14x18 ft., is finished underneath the back parlor. Sliding doors on first floor, hung from 
the top. Large stained glass windows over the staircase. Electric bells and annunciators. 

The Cost about $9,000. Fuither information concerning this design maybe obtained free, by 
applying to the Co-operative Building Plan Association, Architects, 63 Broadway, N. Y. 



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in order by the railroad company. The Blue Mountain House is a fine struct- 
ure, with all the appliances of the complete modern city hotel, set amid the 
rugged mountains, ditfering only in the advantageous particular of having made 
width supply the need of height, so that though but three stories high, it is 
capacious enough to entertain 400 guests. It is girt with piazzas, and as you 
look down from them upon the Cumberland and Shenandoah Vallevs, guarded 
round about by mountains, stretching as far as the eye can range, vou feel as 
if you had the world before you — a large piece of it certainly. 
Besides Baltimore, this house is in such 

CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE LARGE CITIES 

of New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Eichmond and others, that it is acces- 
sible to any in two and a half to eight hours. At Hagerstown connection may 
be made with the Cumberland Valley B. E. from Harrisburg, or with the 
Shenandoah Valley E. E. from the south ; thus, passengers may reach Blue 
Mountain with but one change of cars. 

Three miles beyond Blue Mountain is Edgemont, a small and new place, 
named from its location on the edge of South Mountain. Here is a 

FINE FRUIT-GROWING TRACT, 

whose grapes- and peaches, from their superior quality, command the highest 
prices in Eastern markets, whither they have ready access. This locality has 
made wonderful advances in peach-growing within a few years, the soil having 
been found remarkably adapted to their cultivation. Market facilities are 
excellent and farms are cheap, those within five miles of Hagerstown bringing 
sixty to ninety dollars per acre, and those more remote half that price. I hear 
that not infrequently owners are able to pay for their farms from the profits 
of one year's crop, and that |15,000 to |20,000 have been netted from a 
single farm. 

If this is so, the sooner you and I become peach growers, the better for 
our pockets. Come, suppose we go into partnership for a peach farm, and com- 
bine the delights of these surroundings with the conveniences of the city, to 
which we are but 

THREE HOURS DISTANT. 

I was told that whereas, in other localities, the bearing time of a peach tree 
is limited to about three years, here on the west slope of the Blue Eidge trees 
retain their vigor and are profitably fruitful even when planted thirty years, 




DESIGN No. 471, 



BY THE CO-OPEEATIYE BUILDING PLAU ASSOCIATION ARCHITECTS. 



Size of Structure — Front, including veranda, 48 ft.; Side, 78 ft. 

Accommodations — Fifteen rooms, also verandas, balconies, pantries, closets, bath and all 
modern appliances. 

Height of Stories — First Story, 10 ft., 6 in.; Second Story, 9 ft., 6 in.; Third Story, 8 ft. 

Materials — Foundation, stone or brick piers; First Story, clap-boards; Second Story, shingles; 
Gables, shingles ; Roof, shingles. 

Special Features — A hall, ten feet wide, runs through the house from front to rear, in the 
central part of which is a recess for the stairway ; also, a platform the length of this 
recess and projecting into the hall. This platform is raised two steps above the floor of 
the hall, and from it the stairway starts. The ceilings of the hall and the dining room 
show the timbers, and are paneled with red baywood, or what is commonly known as 
and passes for mahogany. The wainscoting and trimming throughout the first story 
are of the same wood ; trimming elsewhere is yellow pine. In the attic, besides the 
large hallway, there is a billiard room, 14 ft. x 22 ft., two large bed rooms and a 
tank room. No cellar. This house was designed for and built in the South, where 
cellars are seldom required. A cellar under the whole house, with stone or brick 
walls, would cost $450 additional. 

The Cost about $10,000. Further information concerning this design may be obtained free, by 
applying to the Co-operative Building Plan Association, Architects, 63 Broadwaj', N. Y. 

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obviating the necessity for the annual planting of orchards to replace those 
worn out. 

Think all this over, my friend, and let us talk about it when we meet. 

Yours heartily, 
" A. P. Penrose, 

Shippensburg, Pa., July 28th, 1888. 
, Esq. 



This, I think, my dear sir, is the appropriate place to sketch my trip 
over the Baltimore & Cumberland Valley E. E., which joins the main line of 
the Western Maryland E. E. at Edgemont, where you last heard from me. 
From this point it runs northward thirty-four miles and terminates at Ship- 
pensburg, Pa. Several miles through a rich farming country bring us to the 
large and thriving town of 

WAYNESBORO. 

This is the centre of a large grain-growing region, and an elevator has 
been built by the railroad company to meet the necessity for handhng the 
grain for the market. Waynesboro is in an elevated situation, has an enter- 
prising population of 4000, and is the seat of a large amount of manufacturing. 
Through a fertile country, strewn with villages, fifteen miles beyond, we find 
historic 

CHAMBERSBURG, 

memorable for the disasters that befell it at the hands of an invading army. 
It has many fine buildings and extensive and varied industries. 

It is but twelve miles farther to the terminus of this road and its junc- 
tion with the Harrisburg & Potomac E. E. at 

SHIPPENSBURG. 

This is an old town, known to the days prior to the Eevolution. I think 
we read of it when we were boys, in connection with the French and Indian 
war. Its population of 3000 is well supplied with everytliing essential to 
their moral, mental and material welfare. 

If you are getting weary of my scribblings, my dear fellow, as by this 

time you have a right to be, you will be relieved to know that the next will 

be my final letter, in which I shall carry my observations to the end of the 

main road. Can't you run up here for a day or so and rusticate a little 

with me? 

Yours expectantly, 

A. P. Penrose. 

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WiLLiAMSPORT, Md., Jiily 30th, 1888. 
-, Esq. 



Well ! here I am again at Eclgemont, and on to picturesque Smithshurg. 
But as I write with practical intent, I will only note of it that here wood, 
lumber, and luiilding material of all kinds may be had cheap, because of the 
town's nearness to the mountain. Nor, as I run through Cavetown, just 
beyond, will I say anything of its wonderfully interesting cave, except barely 
to make known to you the fact of its existence; for I am in a hurry to push 
on to Hagerstown, toward my journey's end, 

Hagerstown numbers 10,000 population, and is rapidly growing, having 
doubled within the last ten years, owing, no doubt, to her excellent railroad 
facilities. A practical sign that she is resolved to go ahead is that one of her 
real estate firms offers to donate ground near the railways, for manufacturing 
enterprises, 

FREE OF CHARGE. 

The advantages to manufacturing establishments that may locate here or 
elsewhere along the line of the Western Maryland K. E., are numerous. They 
secure a healthful, eligible site, within a short distance of Baltimore markets, 
which ensures them regular mail communication, cheap living, fuel and labor; 
for Baltimore is noted as being the place where one can live best at least cost, 
of any large city in the Union. All such settlers have the benefit of the 

SAME THROUGH RATES 

to principal points South and West that apply to Baltimore itself, these being 
less than those of Philadelphia and New York. 

But the world moves and so must we; so good-bye, Hagerstown. Six 
miles ahead, ninety-three from Baltimore, we enter the century-old town of 
Williamsport. Here terminates the W^estern Maryland Main Line, and its 
completion to this point, opening up to the town markets at Baltimore and 
other places, has given a push to industries that else had never been. Here 
is a prodigious amount of 

WATER-POWER, 

much of which has been availed of, but more is awaiting the hand of enterprise. 
To a beautiful scenery of plain, mountain and water, is added a generous 
climate, and the town and its neighborhood are proverbial for the health and 
longevitv of the people. Property is low; there is no mania for artificial or 
speculative values. Town lots, unimproved, sell for $25 to |600, each containing 



about one-third of an acre, and rate according to location. Substantially 
improved property can be had very low. 

Considering the fertility of the surrounding country ; the finely im- 
proved farms, rating from $40 to |100 per acre, according to location and 
improvements; the advantage of cheap merchandise and corresponding good 
prices of grain, hay, produce, manufactures, etc., by reason of low and competing 
rail and water transportation ; it seems also one of the most desirable of places 
for those seeking good farms and 

LOCATIONS FOR MANUFACTURING 

and business. With its rich country around, great water-power, cheap fuel and 
transportation, Williamsport has been repeatedly referred to as the future 
Manchester of Western Maryland.. 

Now, my friend, you have the benefit of my observations during my late 
trip, and perhaps you may, as I hope to do, reap something therefrom of 
practical good to both of us. I do not hesitate to say that no road leading 
out of Baltimore presents to the settler more 

ADVANTAGES 

than the Western Maryland, whether we consider the beauty of scenery, or the 
fine elevation of its whole line, taking one out of the lurking places of miasmatic 
vapors and contaminated waters into the highlands of health, or the conven- 
ience of nearness to Baltimore, coupled with the best of terminal facilities and 
frequent trains, or, finally, the special inducements offered by the road itself 
and by the busy enterprise of the country through which it passes. 

Yours faithfully, 

A. P. Penrose. 




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Extract from "BALTIMORE SUN," 

Saturday, July 21, ifi88. 

Among the noticeable features of travel by the Western Maryland Railroad is the suddenness of the change 
from city to country. The train, after leaving Fulton Avenue Station, passes through a deep cut for several hiuidred 
feet and then plunges into the midst of lovely scenery, with none of the usual detractions of town-lot outskirts. 

The train gradually climbs up the long elope extending from tide-level to the top of the mountains, and when 
Arlington is reached, only seven miles from the city, the passenger is 400 feet above tide-water. Moving on with a 
steadily pulling motion one is whirled past cool farm houses appearing through the thick shade trees, smoothly mown 
fields dotted with the standing shocks of wheat waiting for the thrasher, green pastures, with the cattle lazily gi-azing, 
and a beautiful country on both sides. The land is not too hilly for improved agricultural implements, nor bo level as 
to require extensive drainage. It is gently rolling, with wide level stretches and a good farming country. 

Mount Hope and Mount Wilson, only four miles apart, are both located in this healthful section, the former 
being one of the best equipped and managed institutions for the insane, and the latter a sanitarium for children. Just 
one mile beyond Mount Wilson is the McDonogh School. These three institutions were placed in this country on 
account of its elevation, pure water, natural forest and easy accessibility by steam. Through the McDonogh farm of 
over eight hundred acres flows Gwynn's Falls, discharging several milhon gallons of pure water over its gravelly bottom 
every day. In the country around the farmers live in substantial houses, which are often built of stone, and the yard 
and lots are inclosed by stone walls. Nearly all have ice-houses. 

So beautiful is the country, so cool and pleasant the i^lace, than many from the city who like to spend a quiet life 
■during the hot season come out and board in the farm houses. Its- natural advantages of water, forest and fresh air, 
and its accessibility by steam road brought the large camp-meetings to this part of the country. After passing by 
Green Spring Junction and Owings' Mill the camp-meeting grounds of the African Methodist Church are reached, and 
a few miles further beyond St. George's, Glyndon and Reisterstown lie the Emoi-y Grove camp-meeting grounds of the 
Methodists of Baltimore. This site, in a finely-wooded and watered locahty, was chosen after some months of careful 
search. The houses and tents are put up in the forest with scarcely the undergrowth cut down, and many persons 
live there not only during the camp, but for the summer. Thousands are brought to the regular services by special 
excursion trains. 

Moving by Glen Morris, Glen Falls, Finksburg, Tank, Patapsco, CarroUton, the stations of Tannery and West- 
minster, within three miles of each other, are reached. The former is the seat of a large tanning estabUshment, and the 
latter is situated a thousand feet above tide-water and on top of a narrow ridge dividing the drainage of the Potomac 
from the Patapsco. 

After passing Quarry, Avondale, Medford, Wakefield, New Windsor and Linwood, the traveler reaches Union 
Bridge, with quarries of the finest marble near by. It is famoiis as the birthjilace of one of the greatest sculptors of 
America, W. H. Rhinehart, who was born and reared on his father's farm within a short distance of this station. 

The country now becomes much more broken, and the views from some high trestle or the side of a steep hill 
are more extended. The gently-sloping fields of grain and corn and the green pastures give way in part to steep, rocky 
hill.sides and narrow, dark valleys. The large trees of the natural forest are interspersed and replaced by mountain fir 
and spruce pine. The round hUls yield to sharp ones, in places rough and rocky. The road is more tortuous and 
winding, the curves are shariier. and the rate of the train is very much slower. The high, steep hills and the beds of 
bare rock make this section on up into the higher parts an attractive study for the geologist. 

Climbing by Middleburg, Frederick Junction, York Road. Double Ripe Creek, Rocky Ridge, Loys, Graceham, 
Mechanicstown, Catoctin Furnace, Deerfield and SabUlasviUe, Monterey, on the summit of the mountains, is finally 
reached. General's Lee's army encamped here the first night after the battle of Gettysburg. Monterey is connected 
by macadamized roads with Emmittsburg, Gettysburg, Antietam and other places. The advantages of this locality for 
pleasant summer homes have been realized by many prominent men in Baltimore, and many houses have been buUt, 
and beautiful grounds and drives laid out. 

Just a few miles from the top of the mountain is the "Horse Shoe Curve." Its elevation and the curioiis up- 
heavals and distortions of the rock have made it a favorite field of investigation for geologists, and the rare plants 
found here have attracted the attention of eminent botanists. Near by, the Devil's Race-course, a vast bed of rock 
broken into thousands of pieces and resembling an exaggerated cobble-stone pavement, occupies the surface of a long, 
shallow dejiression, more than a mile in length, and hidden away in the midst of woods. 

A few miles further are Pen-Mar and Blue Mountain, commanding one of the finest views to be had in this 
country. Spread out like a vast panorama before him, one can see, stretching away far beneath him, a level expanse 
of country, sm i ling with peace and islenty. The hard, white roads, crossing in eveiy direction, fade away into mere 
threads in the distance. ReUeving the expanse of green surface, the white farm houses nestle among the green waving 
branches of the shade trees. Small clusters of houses tell of prosperous little villages in this rich valley. Afar off 
through a gap in the mountains can be seen historic Gettysburg, almost like a speck, and the route of the invading 
army from the South is pointed out. 

Beyond Pen-Mar are Edgemont, Smithburg and Cavetown, the last receiving its name from the cave within a few 
hundred feet of the railroad station. It is not known how far some of the chambers of the cave extend, as no one 
has been bold enough to explore the ice-cold recesses. Chewsville, Antietam and Hagerstown, the last in the midst of 
a most flourishing farming country, and WiUiamsport, which was made historic by the crossing and re-crossing of the 
opposing armies during the civil war, are terminal points of interest. 

36 



Mfe^terT) ^^ [\\ary\aT)d ^ I^ailroad ^ Co. 

INDUCEMENTS TO NEW SETTLERS. 



Regulations under which Ofeered. 

IN EFFECT JANUARY 1, 1888. 



RESOI.UTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 

Resolved, " That the President be authorized to put in effect the plan of inducing new settlers upon 
the Hne of road between Oakland (6 miles) and Finksburg (24 miles from Baltimore), by giving a rebate of 
one-half the usual tariff rates on building materials used in new dwellings erected within one-half mile of 
any station between and including the above points, and by issuing to all such new settlers erecting 
dwellings as above, a free pass between their station and Baltimore for one year for each $1000 expended 
in a new dwelling, up to $5000. ' ' 

Under the above the following regulations have been adopted : 

1. New settlers desiring to avail of these inducements must, before commencing work, make appli- 
cation to the Railroad Company upon the proper printed form, stating fully the location of their pro- 
posed new dwellings, their estimated cost (not including the land), the points from which the building 
material will be shipped, and if intended to be occupied in each case as a residence by the builder. 

2. All arrangements must be concluded between the Company and the party making the im- 
provement before the erection of the dwelling. 

3. All building material should be invariably consigned to the party who has arranged with the 
Company and not to the contractors, as several of the latter may be engaged upon the same improve- 
ment, or the same contractor may be engaged upon other work upon the line of the road. 

4. Upon the completion of the dwelling ready for occupancy, a certificate of cost, not including 
land, must be made to the Railroad Company upon the proper printed form. 

5. Upon a compliance with the above regulations, by those whose applications have been accepted, 
and presentation to the Railroad Company of receipted freight bills, a rebate of one-half of the amount 
of this Company's freight — paid at regular tariff rates— will be allowed, less 2 cents per 100 pounds, 
the Tunnel charge, when from stations in Baltimore east of Fulton, and a pass between Baltimore and the 
station at or near which the improvement is located, will be issued for one year for each $1000 ex- 
pended as above ; but in no case will a pass be issued to any one individual for more than five years. 
These passes will expire with the calendar year, unless otherwise limited, and are renewable until the 
expiration of the period above indicated. 

6. Printed forms of application and certificate will be furnished by the Company. 

7. Until further notice, the scope of this arrangement will be extended to include those erecting 
buildings to be rented to and occupied by new residents, not including transient summer renters, but 
only those who purpose making their home upon the line of the road. In such cases passes will be 
issued which will not be renewable during the time that the houses are unoccupied, nor after the ex- 
piration of the term (one year's travel for each $1000 expended, dating from first issue of pass), even 
though this privilege may not have been continuously enjoyed, owing to the house being unoccupied. 

8. The term for which pass will be issued will begin with the completion of the dwelling. 

9. The above arrangement is hereby extended to apply to stations on the Baltimore & Harrisburg 
Division, between Greenmount and Emory Grove inclusive, the tickets given in this connection to 
apply to travel between such B. & II. Division stations and Baltimore. 

B. H. GRISWOLD, J. M. HOOD, 

General Freight and Passenger Agent. General Manager. 



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COMMUTATION PASSENGER RATES. 

Rates for Monthly and Monthly School-Tickets between Local Points, 
excepting Baltimore Stations. 



Miles. 


Monthly, 

54 Single 

Trips. 


Monthly 

School, 

46 Single 

Trips. 


Miles. 


Monthly, 

54 Single 

Trips. 


Monthly 
School, 

46 Single 
Trips. 


Miles. 


Monthly, 

54 Single 

Trips. 


Monthly 
School, 

46 Single 
Trips. 


I 


g2 CO 


#1 SO 


18 


$7 OS 


$4 60 


35 


$9 55 


$6 15 


2 


2 15 


I 55 


IQ 


7 30 


4 75 


36 


9 70 


6 25 


3 


2 30 


I 65 


20 


7 50 


4 8s 


37 


9 80 


6 30 


4 


2 35 


I 65 


21 


7 75 


5 CO 


38 


9 90 


6 35 


S 


2 35 


I 65 1 


22 


7 90 


5 10 


39 


10 00 


6 45 


6 


2 75 


I 90 


23 


8 10 


5 25 


40 


10 10 


6 50 


7 


3 25 


2 20 


24 


8 25 


5 35 


41 


10 15 


6 55 




3 6s 


2 45 ' 


25 


835 


5 40 


42 


10 25 


6 60 


9 


4 10 


2 75 


26 


8 50 


s 50 


43 


10 35 


6 65 


ID 


4 50 


3 00 


27 


8 60 


5 55 


44 


10 35 


6 65 


II 


4 85 


3 20 


28 


8 70 


5 60 


45 


10 40 


6 70 


Z2 


5 20 


3 45 


29 


8 75 


565 


46 


10 45 


6 70 


13 


5 55 


3 65 


30 


8 80 


s 70 


47 


10 50 


6 75 


14 


5 9° 


3 85 


31 


8 95 


5 80 


48 


10 55 


675 


'5 


6 20 


4 05 


32 


9 '5 


5 90 


49 


10 55 


6 75 




6 50 


4 25 ' 


33 


9 30 


6 00 


50 


10 55 


675 


17- 


6 75 


4 40 


34 


9 40 


6 05 









Commutation Tickets, good for 30 Single Trips until used, and for an individual, his wife, minor children and servants, 
2 cents per mile ; minimum J2.C0. 

Commutation School Tickets, good for 60 Single Trips until used, and limited to the children of the same parents, 
I cent per mile ; minimum $2.00. The children must be under 18 years of age, and actually attendin.g school. 

Monthly Tickets are limited to one individual and to 54 Single Trips, which must be taken in the calendar month for 
which ticket is issued. 

Monthly School Tickets are limited to one individual and to 46 Single Trips, which must be taken in the calendar 
month for which ticket is issued. The individual must be under 18 years of age, and actually attending school. 

1,000 Mile books, limited to one individual, or three of a family (residing together) or three of a firm or employees, or 
individual, wife, minor children or servants, *20.oo. 



Rates for Monthly and Monthly School-Tickets. 



STATIONS. 



Highland Park 

Oakland 

Arlington 

Mt. Hope 

Howardville . 
Pikesville. .. 
Mt. Wilson .. . 

McDonogh 

G. S. Junction. 
Owings' Mills. 

Ginrich's 

Timber Grove 
St. George's.. 

Glyndon 

Emory Grove. 
Glen Morris. . 

Glen Falls 

Finksburg 

Barrick's 

Patapsco 

Carrollton 

Tannery 

Westminster. . 
Spring Mills. . 



From Hillen. 



Monthly 



5 6; 

6 10 
6 50 

6 8s 

7 20 

7 9° 

8 20 
8 so 
8 75 
8 75 

8 75 

9 50 
9 50 
9 90 

10 25 
10 50 
10 70 

10 95 

11 30 



Monthly 
School. 



12 65 

2 70 

2 70 

2 70 

3 OD 

3 55 

3 80 

4 05 
4 30 

50 
95 
15 



30 
50 
50 
50 
95 

6 20 
6 40 
6 55 
6 70 
6 85 
6 95 



From Fulton. 


Monthly 


Monthly 
School. 


$2 15 


«i 55 


2 30 


I 65 


2 35 


I 65 


2 35 


I 65 


2 75 


I 90 


36s 
4 10 


2 45 
2 75 


4 50 


3 00 


4 8S 


3 20 


5 20 


3 45 


5 go 


385 


6 20 


4 05 


6 50 


4 25 


675 


4 40 


6 75 


4 40 


6 75 


4 40 


7 50 


4 40 


7 SO 


485 


7 90 


5 10 


8 25 


5 35 


8 50 


5 50 


8 70 


S6o 


8 95 


5 80 


9 30 


5 90 



STATIONS. 



Avon dale .... 

Medford 

Wakefield 

New Windsor . 

Linwood 

Union Bridge. . 
Woodensburg.. 

Fairview 

Fowblesburg. . . 

Arcadia 

Hampstead 

Greenmount . . . 
Maple Grove . . 

Miller's 

Alesia 

Lineboro 

Intersection 

Summit 

Glenville 

Green Ridge. . . 
South Branch. . 

Sinsheim 

Valley Junction 
Porter's 



From Hillen. 



Monthly 



Si I 40 
II 55 
II 70 

11 80 

12 15 
12 30 



9 3° 
9 75 
9 90 
o 25 
o 60 
o 70 
o 80 

95 

1 30 
I 70 

1 80 

1 90 

2 10 
2 15 

2 35 
2 35 
2 40 
2 45 



Monthly 
School. 



$7 15 
7 25 
7 30 
7 40 
7 60 

5 80 

6 10 
6 20 
6 40 
6 65 
6 70 



75 

85 

05 

30 

40 

45 

. 55 

7 60 

7 70 

7 75 

7 75 

7 80 



From Fulton. 



Monthly 



»9 40 
9 55 
9 70 
9 80 
10 IS 
10 30 

7 30 

7 75 

7 90 

8 25 
8 60 
8 70 
8 80 

8 95 

9 30 
9 70 
9 80 
9 90 

10 10 
10 15 
10 35 
10 35 
10 40 
10 45 



Monthly 
School. 



$6 OS 
6 IS 
6 25 
6 30 
6 55 
6 60 



4 75 

5 00 
5 10 

5 35 
5 55 
5 60 

5 70 

5 80 

6 CO 
6 25 



6 6s 
6 65 
6 70 
6 70 




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Telephone 1360. 






No. 714 

MADISON AVE., 

BALTIMORE. 



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p. T. George, Pres'l. E. A. Jackson, Sec'y. Geo. P. Smith, Mgr. 

THE "ENTERPRISE" COFFEE CO. 

OK BALTIMORE, 

MANUFACTURERS OF 

ROASTKD COKKEKS, 

AND JOBBERS OF COFFEES AND TEAS, 
208 East Lombard and 207 Water Streets, 

BALTIMORE, MD. 
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Architects, Engineers, Builders, Contractors, Property Owners : 

YOUR ATTENTION IS INVITED TO THE 

Compressed Asphalt Paving Blocks and Tiles 

OF THE 

INTERNATIONAL PAVEMENT COMPANY. 

Blocks, 12x4x5 inches; weight, 21 pounds. Tiles, 8x8x2^4 inches; weight, 14 pounds. Mate- 
rials, Crushed Limestone and Pure Asphaltum, subjected to pressure of 3000 pounds to square inch 
while heated to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Presenting a handsomer appearance than any other asphalt 
pavement. Non-absorbent, and hence sanitary. Less costly than stone or artificial stone. Especially 
adapted to streets of light traffic, roadways in private grounds, sidewalks, carriage houses, stables, 
yards, areas, courts, railroad depots and stations (in and around), cellars, alleys, &c. 
(Copyright, 1885, by International Pavement Co.) 

THE MARYLAND PAVEMENT COMPANY, 

Licensees for Maryland and D. C., 

No. 5 Chamber of Commerce, BAIyTlMORE, MD. 

Baltimore United Oil Co, 

lV|anufacfcurer-s of all (S'rades of 

Illuminating (ill ^ and Lubricating 

For Gas Machines, Street Lamps and Vapor Stoves. 



OFFICE : 9 SOUTH GAY STREET, BALTIMORE. 

Works : Canton, Baltimore Co., Md. 

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ENGLAND & BRYAN, 

Third a7id Vine Streets^ Philadelphia^ 

Tanners, Curriers and 



— ' Leather Manufacturers. 

******* 
Tanners of the Celebrated SCHLOSSER " Prime Oak Sole Leather, 

WHICH RECEIVED THE HIGHEST PREMIUM AT THE 

VIENNA, CENTENNIAL and NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITIONS. 

******* 

Tannery located at TANNERY STATION, Carroll Co., Md., on the line of 
the Western Maryland Railroad. 



BALTIMORE COAL CO. 



DIGGS BROTHERS, 

2 SOUTH STREET, American Building, BAI^TIMORE, MD. 

---V-^-V DEALERS IN -V— <<-- 

COALIIndt^^OOD. 

Ctmiberlandy Despard, Caiuiel, Yok, Splint. 



-^ RANCY LUIVIP COAIv KOR OPEN ORATES- f^ 

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p. O. Box 626 Telephone 118. 

WILLIAM D. GILL. 

Lumber Dealer. 



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Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia Bill Stuff. 

LARGE TIMBER 



A SPECIALTY. 



Flooring, Siding, Shingles, Laths, Palings, &c. 

SffSH, DOORS ,HND BLINDS, 

And Building Material in General. 



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Office : S. E. Corner President and Alice Anna 8ts. 



'Baltim:or.e, iViD. 



I carr}^ a Larger Stock of Georgia and Virginia Yellow Pine of all kinds than 

any house in the trade. 

Estimates Cheerfully Furnished. Correspondence Solicited. 

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MORLING. MYER X CO. 



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Blank Book Makers 

16 AND 18 North Street, 

BALTIMORE. 

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Estimates Furnished 

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J. D. LUCAS, 



General Job Printer. 




No. 210 WATKR STRKKT, 



BALTIMORE. 



I^EEK^XjESS" LEJ^IDS THIE "W-OIRI-inD. 



FIVF HUNDRED DOLLARS IV GOT D for pcncril 
^suptIl<)rlty at Cincinnati Inilu-itrial Expo'^itioii 
aft< r a full and expert tebt 




"PEERLESS" TRACTION and PORTABLE ENGINES, "Domestic" 
and Creamery Engines, Steam Gang Plows, the " Geiser ' ' 
Thresher and Cleaner, Patent 
Variable Friction Feed, Patent 
Dogs, Set Works and 
Saw Guide. 




Latest Improved and 

Cheapest Sawmill on the Market. 
* WE Ik'ANT AGENTS AND INVITE CORRESPONDENCE. * 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE TO 



THE GEISER MANUFACTURING CO., Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pa. 
ESTABLISHED 1865. 

IF. "w^. icooh: & CO. 

Successors to W. L. STORK & CO. 

13 West Baltimore Street, qear dearies, Baltimore, 

Sine Si)aalC ©y/oriC a^ ©^flce ^ij.f>f)?\ef a x^peciaPi^. 

Stationers, Printers, Blank-Book Manufacturers, Lithographers. 

^ -H- ESTIMATES FURNISHED. ^ -Jf 

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